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Argumentative

🔄 Synonyms of "Argumentative"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
contentiousMarked by heated arguments or controversy.
litigious(law) Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
disputatiousInclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
arguingnounargument
disputativeTending to dispute.
quarrelsomeArgumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

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WordDefinition
unargumentativeNot argumentative; uninclined to argue.

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WordDefinition
disputatiousInclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
disputativeTending to dispute.
litigious(law) Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
contentiousMarked by heated arguments or controversy.
arguingnounargument
quarrelsomeArgumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
disputedArgued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
controversialArousing or likely to arouse controversy.
polemicalRelated to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.
argumentiveBeing or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
argumentalnoun(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
discursoryargumentative; discursive; having the nature of a discourse
argumentatorySynonym of argumentatious.
discoursive(archaic) Synonym of discursive.
agonistic(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
dialecticalOf or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
counterargumentativeRelating to a counterargument
forensicnounRelating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
multiargumentOf or relating to more than one argument.
discussionalOf or pertaining to discussion.

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